Jacob Gershman’s claim that social-justice schools indoctrinate students is not borne out by the evidence in his column (“Crackpot Schools,” PostOpinion, Dec. 1).

The article criticizes Bushwick School for Social Justice for using a mock trial to engage students in an important historical debate. Mock trials by definition present diverse perspectives, and student verdicts were not uniform — demonstrating that we prepare students to make sound, independent judgments.